Public Enemies
About this book
In Public Enemies, bestselling author Bryan Burrough strips away the thick layer of myths put out by J. Edgar Hoovers FBI to tell the full storyfor the first timeof the most spectacular crime wave in American history, the two-year battle between the young Hoover and the assortment of criminals who became national icons: John Dillinger, Machine Gun Kelly, Bonnie and Clyde, Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and the Barkers. In an epic feat of storytelling and drawing on a remarkable amount of newly available material on all the major figures involved, Burrough reveals a web of interconnections within the vast American underworld and demonstrates how Hoovers G-men overcame their early fumbles to secure the FBIs rise to power.
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 6213 readers · 624 pages · ≈ 11 h 33 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Public Enemies?
About ≈ 11 h 33 m — 624 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Public Enemies?
624 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Public Enemies?
It sits on the True Crime, History shelves.
Is Public Enemies in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Public Enemies?
Bryan Burrough (1961–0).